Johnny Manziel ‘can definitely be’ like Russell Wilson, teammate says

That’s where you have your best chance to be at your best, without that, you’re just a bunch of guys playing.

And Wilson? He’s the only quarterback with five straight games with three or more TD passes and zero interceptions, although he was almost picked off at the goal line by Tramon Williams in the closing minutes.

I’m not overly enamoured by Seattle bringing back Christine Michael, but we know the coaching staff aren’t idiots so let’s take the ride.

When Sunday ended, Baldwin’s name was sitting next to Jerry Rice’s as the only wide receivers in National Football League history with 10 TDs over a four-game span in a single season.

“They can hurt you in a multitude of ways”, said Manziel, who is 2-2 as a starter this season.

This week’s takeaways: Carroll isn’t too wrapped up in this week’s playoff implications; he’a a HUGE Yoda fan; and he knows what he’s looking for in his running back. “It isn’t anything special”. Wilson has gone from 11th in total quarterback rating in 2013, to eighth last year, to fourth this year. The Seahawks were still in the race – barely – for the NFC West title heading into Arizona’s Sunday night game against Philadelphia.

But no matter how much Wilson tries to deflect the praise, the numbers are impossible to ignore. But let’s have fun and say they win this game.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) scrambles as… Manziel’s final pass was intercepted when the Browns trailed 30-13. Since the Browns selected him in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Manziel has been scolded by his coaches and teammates, spent time in a rehab facility, was involved in a pair of off-field incidents and was benched after partying over the team’s bye week. Several folks around the country are still wondering which team can slow down Russell Wilson, who has been on an absolute tear these past four weeks, and my guess is that it won’t be the Browns.

Cleveland coach Mike Pettine, though, said this week that if others saw the Manziel he does on a daily basis, then they would understand the team’s position. “The margin for error versus a team like the Seahawks is slim, and at the end of the day, we weren’t good enough”.

So, the Seahawks are 4-0 ATS as a double digit home favourite in its last four games at home and 4-0 SU and ATS in its last four games overall.

Seattle’s record in November and December since 2012, best in the NFL. “It’s marvelous to be finishing like this again”, Carroll said. Johnny Manziel returned as the Browns’ starting quarterback after a two-game benching and threw for 270 yards and a touchdown while the club gained a season-high 230 yards on the ground. Baldwin scored again on the Seahawks’ next drive, catching a 6-yard pass as Seattle took a 14-7 lead five minutes into the second quarter.

Rookie Tyler Lockett caught his sixth touchdown of the season, and Jermaine Kearse had a regular season career-high 110 yards. In the second, the Seahawks motioned Bryce Brown to the left, and Baldwin ran a crossing route to the right for a 6-yard touchdown.

Their evolution from a sack allowing, porous group of football players into an offensive line that is playing a completely different brand of football that doesn’t allow sacks and gives their quarterback all sorts of time that he needs to complete passes is unbelievable. You have all the confidence in the world in that guy.

DuJuan Harris was the next man up last week, and he could only muster 42 yards off 18 carries. He also ran twice for 17 yards, including a long of 12 yards.

While Sunday’s game between the Browns and Seahawks isn’t exactly a sexy matchup, comparisons between the teams’ quarterbacks keep coming. Kelcie McCray will get the start in Chancellor’s place. Coleman was one of three feature backs used in the absence of injured Marshawn Lynch and Thomas Rawls….